Apparatus for die casting an internal passageway and a product manufactured therewith
First Claim
1. A vessel cast according to the steps of:
- providing a pair of mold assemblies, the mold assemblies including respective molding surfaces cooperating to define a first mold cavity therebetween, the first mold cavity including abase portion for casting a base of the vessel;
therein and a side portion for casting a side of the vessel therein integrally with the base and extending continuously around the base, the base and the side comprising a unitary vessel body, one of the mold assemblies comprising a first mold core and a second mold core, the mold cores each including a respective casting surface configured for defining a second mold cavity therebetween, the second mold cavity being configured for casting a member including a pair of opposite ends, the second mold cavity being in communication with the first mold cavity for casing the member integral with the vessel body at the opposite ends, the second mold cavity being oriented for disposing the member within an interior of the vessel body and being spaced apart from the base portion for casting the member distally from the base between the opposite ends;
closing the first and second mold cavities;
closing the first and second mold cavities;
injecting a molten material into the mold cavities and allowing the molten material to solidify to thereby cast the unitary vessel body and to cast the member integrally with the vessel body; and
removing the cast vessel from the mold cavities.
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Abstract
A die casting apparatus comprises a pair of mold assemblies which include molding surfaces cooperating to define a first mold cavity therebetween for casting a first portion of a cast object in the first mold cavity. One of the mold assemblies comprises a fixed mold core, and a movable mold core movable with respect to the fixed mold core along a core axis between a closed position and an open position. The mold cores include casting surfaces disposed such that in the closed position the casting surfaces cooperate to define a second mold cavity therebetween extending transversely to the core axis and in communication with the first mold cavity for casting a remaining portion of the object integral with the first portion, while in the released position the object is substantially released from the one mold assembly.
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8 Claims
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1. A vessel cast according to the steps of:
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providing a pair of mold assemblies, the mold assemblies including respective molding surfaces cooperating to define a first mold cavity therebetween, the first mold cavity including abase portion for casting a base of the vessel;
therein and a side portion for casting a side of the vessel therein integrally with the base and extending continuously around the base, the base and the side comprising a unitary vessel body,one of the mold assemblies comprising a first mold core and a second mold core, the mold cores each including a respective casting surface configured for defining a second mold cavity therebetween, the second mold cavity being configured for casting a member including a pair of opposite ends, the second mold cavity being in communication with the first mold cavity for casing the member integral with the vessel body at the opposite ends, the second mold cavity being oriented for disposing the member within an interior of the vessel body and being spaced apart from the base portion for casting the member distally from the base between the opposite ends;
closing the first and second mold cavities;
closing the first and second mold cavities;
injecting a molten material into the mold cavities and allowing the molten material to solidify to thereby cast the unitary vessel body and to cast the member integrally with the vessel body; and
removing the cast vessel from the mold cavities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A cast vessel comprising:
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a base and a side integrally cast with the base and extending continuously around the base, the base and the side comprising a unitary vessel body defining a vessel interior therein; and
a tubular member extending through the vessel interior, and including a pair of opposite ends and an outer member surface disposed between the opposite ends, the outer member surface comprising an arcuate surface portion and an apex portion extending from the arcuate surface portion, the member being integrally cast with the vessel body and presenting a through-opening at the opposite ends, and being spaced apart from the base between the opposite ends. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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